The Editorial Board of “The Dartmouth” published an article on Oct.
The University's special license to use Bexsero, a vaccine against meningitis B that is not yet licensed for use in the United States, will expire soon, after the last vaccination clinic takes place on Nov.
A Princeton municipal court judge dismissed on Monday a charge of theft against operations research and financial engineering professor John Mulvey on the condition that Mulvey perform 120 hours of community service. Mulvey was accused of removing lawn signs belonging to Princeton Computer Tutor and Repairsfrom private properties over the course of about a year. The allegedly stolen signs were listed as valued at $470.82. Ted Horodynsky, president of Princeton Computer Tutor and Repairs, set up several cameras and filmed Mulvey taking the signs twice in July.
The announcement that the University’s Office of Technology Licensingestablishedthe position of executive in residence to help commercialize its research comes in the midst of alawsuitagainst the University regarding its tax-exempt status. Local plaintiffs, who filed the suit in 2011, cite the University’s commercialized research revenue as a reason to increase its tax duties, leading some community members to interpret the creation of the new position as a recognition of the University’s corporate priorities. Although the University does not pay taxes on most of its property, it spends about$10 million a yearon taxes for nonexempt properties and voluntarily pays taxes on some graduate student housing, making it the largest tax contributor in town. “They’re being sued in a nationally renowned lawsuit over abusing tax-exempt privileges,” the plaintiffs’ representative and Princeton-based lawyer Bruce Afran said of the University.
Following the Dalai Lama’s public speech at the University on Oct. 28, there will be a private, invitation-only event with him for selected students, faculty and staff. Around 150 students have been invited by the Office of Religious Life, which is organizing the 90-minute private meeting together withThe Kalmyk Three Jewels Foundation. Though the Dalai Lama has toured college campuses before, this personal interaction with students is a unique event, Dean of the Office of Religious Life Alison Boden said.
At least 10 University alumni are seeking a seat in the House of Representatives or the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. The candidates include Rep.
Members of the Undergraduate Student Government discussed strategies for increasing the representation of women in USG and strengthening communication between officers and students in the weekly Senate meeting Sunday. Discussion revolved around both the lack of women running for elected positions in USG and the low number of female members currently in USG.
House of Cupcakes has reopened after a hiatus due to a fire that destroyed the store nearly seven months ago, the Times of Trenton reported. The store is currently being run out of the former Ferry House restaurant next door, and an official awning is expected to be placed by next week.
An 18-year-old student from San Diego State University died on Friday after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease,U-T San Diego reported. Sara Stelzer, a freshman, was admitted to a regional hospital last Tuesday with flu-like symptoms.
University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 spoke about the University’s current standing of diversity at a lecture during "Coming Back," a conference hosted by the University to reconnect black alumni. More than 900 undergraduate and graduate alumni and guests registered for the third Coming Back conference this week — a record turnout according to Eisgruber.
Members of the Undergraduate Student Government gathered last weekto discuss current committee initiatives concerning cyberbullying within social media.
Most professors do not think the repeal of the grade deflation policy will have a marked effect on their grading, according to close to 50 interviews conducted by The Daily Princetonian in the days since the faculty voted to strike down the policy. While grading may not be affected, a slight majority of professors across multiple disciplines said they agreed with the conclusions of the Faculty Committee on Grading’s report.
Two pedestrians were struck by a car on Washington Road on Saturday, according to a press release from the Princeton Police Department. At 3:03 p.m., Richard Regan, 54, and his 8-year-old son — both residents of West Windsor — were standing on the shoulder of the roadway south of Carnegie Lake Bridge and were attempting to cross the road.
The University’s endowment realized a 19.6 percent return for the fiscal year that ended on June 30.
The University’s Office of TechnologyLicensing hashired Bradford Middlekauff as its first executive in residence, a part-time consulting position to assist researchers and students in translating their technologies into the marketplace, Office of TechnologyLicensingDirector John Ritter said in a phone interview. Ritter explained that, although the position of executive in residence already exists at other institutions, it was inaugurated at the University to provide additional benefits and man power to the office. Ritter said Middlekauff was a particularly strong candidate because of his unique background and perspective. “He’s not a University technology transferred professional; he comes from industry,” Ritter said.
A local sign campaign urges residents to watch out for NBC News chief medical correspondent and Princeton resident Dr. Nancy Snyderman during her period of quarantine, following potential exposure to Ebola. The signs, which contain Snyderman’s home address and the names of her children, were originally photographed by Gawker. Snyderman’s colleague Ashoka Mukpo, a cameraman working on a freelance contract for NBC, tested positive for Ebola after working in Liberia and was flown to the United States. The sign asks residents who witness Snyderman breaking her quarantine to report her to police and health officials immediately. Snyderman violated a voluntary quarantine agreed upon by the crew to go to a local restaurant last week. “While under voluntary quarantine guidelines,which called for our team to avoid public contact for 21days, members of our group violated those guidelines andunderstand that our quarantine is now mandatory until 21days have passed,” Snyderman said in a public statement. “We remain healthy and our temperaturesare normal.”
A burglary on Gallup Road from early August was resolved in the arrest of town resident Leon Pitman on charges of third degree burglary and third degree theft, according to a weekly press release by the Princeton Police Department. In August, the victim reported that an unknown actor had forcibly entered the residence by breaking a window pane and had stolen an undetermined amount of jewelry. Princeton Police Department detectives, led by Detective Travis Allie, were led to Pitman after recovering and processing evidence at the scene, as well as working with surrounding area police departments. Pitman, 37, is a resident of Florence, N.J. Last week, Pitman was arrested for allegedly shooting a woman at the Academy Woods Apartments on Cedar Lane, according to The Times of Trenton. The victim was taken to a Trenton hospital but was released shortly afterwards. Bail was set at $50,000 full cash only, and Pitman was released to the Mercer County Correctional Center after failing to post bail.
Tests for a Yale graduate student who developed Ebola-like symptoms returned negative Thursday, the Yale Daily News reported. The patient was being treated in isolation at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The student had recently returned from a research trip to Liberia, where he was studying Ebola.
University students are now able to participate in a University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program with training heldat Rutgers University, a program that is now offered following a decades-long hiatus. NROTC had remained active until 1971 whenthe program ended at many college campuses amid protests against the Vietnam War.
The University has spent approximately $645,400 since 2008 hosting federal executive branch and congressional officials on campus, according to public filings reviewed by The Daily Princetonian. During that time period, the University disclosed hosting 37 government individuals, for an average cost of $17,443 per event.
